Parameter | Studies & patients (N) | Baseline patient vs. control | Stress reactivity within patients | Stress reactivity patients vs. controls | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACTH | [38] 29 RA vs. 30 HC | RA: | RA: | RA: | |||
 | [34] 19 RA vs. 14 HC |  |  |  | Not reported [38] |  |  |
 | [41] 21 RA vs. 20 HC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cortisol | [30] 21 RA vs. 20 HC | RA: | RA: | RA: | |||
 | [38] 29 RA vs. 30 HC |  |  | Change [30] |  | ||
 | [39] 19 RA vs. 21 HC |  | No difference [35] |  |  | No difference [44] | |
 | [34] 19 RA vs. 14 HC | SLE: | Altered (↓) [44] | SLE: | Decrease [35] | SLE: | Altered (↓) [35] |
 | [41] 21 RA vs. 20 HC |  |  |  | No response [44] |  |  |
 | [42] 18 RA vs. 14 HC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | [35] 7 RA, 6 SLE vs. 10 HC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | [44] 14 SLE vs. 14 HC, 10 HC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Growth hormone (GH) | [34] 19 RA vs. 14 HC | RA: | No difference | RA: | Increase | RA: | No difference |
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) | [34] 19 RA vs. 14 HC | RA: | No difference | RA: | No response | RA: | No difference |
Prolactin | [35] 7 RA, 6 SLE vs. 10 HC | RA: | No difference | RA: | No response | RA: | Altered (↓) |
 |  | SLE: | No difference | SLE: | No response | SLE: | Altered (↓) |